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C por 3Z7 0 The Board took up the discussion of Local Autonomy following which Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. moved the adoption of the following Resolution: WHEREAS, North Carolina has a national reputation for its strong and effective county government; and WHEREAS, that national recognition includes an acknowledgment of the large amount of home rule afforded counties by the North Carolina General Assembly; and WHEREAS, the National Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations in a recent survey ranked North Carolina among the top states in the nation for the amount of home rule afforded counties and cities; and WHEREAS, recent actions of the General Assembly have restricted this local autonomy in that the General Assembly has enacted special mandated retirement systems for law enforcement officers and most recently registers of deeds; and WHEREAS, at a recent meeting of the Social Services Study Commission, the Social Services Association in testimony before the committee recommended mandatory salaries for social workers; and WHEREAS, it is not in the best interest of an effective and strong county government system for continued deterioration of home rule relating to county employees salaries and fringe benefits, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS that: 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina is commended for the high degree of local authority which has been granted to county government in North Carolina. 2. It is desirable for this high grade of local authority to be continued. 3. Deterioration in this local authority such as was evidenced in the recent law enforcement and register of deeds retirement action is of great concern to county government, 4, The General Assembly is urged to refrain from additional restraints and restrictions so that the strong tradition of